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lastly it would establish a strong presumption in favor of preserving dwelling units in enforcement of requirements for these non-conforming uses structures or lots. so those are the two new ordinances. we will schedule both of them for hearing before you. the zoning administrator did pass on a short report from the board of appeals this week. they elected their officers and selected commissioner chris hwang as president, and commissioner ann lazarus as vice president. >>@nrí7 good afternoon -- >> were there questions? commissioner moore. >> commissioner moore: ms. ms. rodgers. a very special element to it. just wanted to mention that. >> thank you for that. >> president fong: commissioner antonini. >> commissioner antonini: thank you. a couple of things i was interested in learning the twin peaks tavern allegedly the first of the bars with
lastly it would establish a strong presumption in favor of preserving dwelling units in enforcement of requirements for these non-conforming uses structures or lots. so those are the two new ordinances. we will schedule both of them for hearing before you. the zoning administrator did pass on a short report from the board of appeals this week. they elected their officers and selected commissioner chris hwang as president, and commissioner ann lazarus as vice president. >>@nrí7 good...
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i guess lastly would be the esthetics of it. the ada, or comfort height, as they call it -- >> let me interrupt you. hey, how're you doing? are you shopping for a toilet? walk right over here. are you in a shopping for a toilet? if you were, were your shopping for a toilet, what would you look for? >> i don't know. some banks eco-friendly. -- something eco-friendly. >> do you have a lot of people say that? >> yes. water savings, and most have rebates, so you are saving on costs. that is important today. >> let's talk for a minute about aging in place because it is such an important issue. we have a seat height to be concerned about, but a lot of other things. for example, people worry about getting into bathtubs because they are slippery. how do you deal with that? >> it all depends. the most important thing you can do is have a grab bar for the tub and shower. we think about the toilet heights. we think about having barrier- free back from -- bathrooms. if you are in a wheelchair, a shower curtain would be a barrier. thinking a
i guess lastly would be the esthetics of it. the ada, or comfort height, as they call it -- >> let me interrupt you. hey, how're you doing? are you shopping for a toilet? walk right over here. are you in a shopping for a toilet? if you were, were your shopping for a toilet, what would you look for? >> i don't know. some banks eco-friendly. -- something eco-friendly. >> do you have a lot of people say that? >> yes. water savings, and most have rebates, so you are saving...
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lastly, there's money on the sidelines to come in. that could fuel a rally. of course, there are cons because it's not always good news. the first one is, and i think you have to be concerned with this, the outlook for the u.s. fiscal picture. that could be a problem, especially going into march or february when we have the debate in washington. that could be a problem. also, profit growth. while it's up, the rate of growth is slowing a bit. and to some professionals, that's a concern. >> those are things to look at. for a lot of people, they pulled back because they were concerned about their future and their retirement savings in many cases. >> as they should be. >> looking at this, based on your age, how does that factor in to whether or not you should invest and how involved you should be? >> well, a general rule of thumb is the younger you are, the more money you have in stocks. what you should always have is a diversified portfolio. you should always have money in stocks, bonds, maybe commodities like gold, a smaller percentage, 5% to 10% at the most. i
lastly, there's money on the sidelines to come in. that could fuel a rally. of course, there are cons because it's not always good news. the first one is, and i think you have to be concerned with this, the outlook for the u.s. fiscal picture. that could be a problem, especially going into march or february when we have the debate in washington. that could be a problem. also, profit growth. while it's up, the rate of growth is slowing a bit. and to some professionals, that's a concern. >>...
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. >> just lastly before going on to public comment and perhaps we will have you back and respond to the questions or issues that come from the public comment. >> but looking at the letter that the aclu has written to the mayor, i think that it is a lot of good points in here, they talk about liability as well. this is one paragraph, if you don't mind my reading despite advocacy by police departments and taser international, taser use remains highly controversy and studies have called into question the weapon's safety, in particular against high risk populations such as those with mental illness or those under the influence of drugs, the lifrn between elevated risk of serious injury and these populations should raise serious concerns for officials grapling with health on the streets. one recent study and this is the university of central florida. one has shown that citizens were injured 41 percent of the time when they were used as the only type of force and 47 percent of the time when they were used in conjunction with another form of force, compared to people being injured, 29 percent
. >> just lastly before going on to public comment and perhaps we will have you back and respond to the questions or issues that come from the public comment. >> but looking at the letter that the aclu has written to the mayor, i think that it is a lot of good points in here, they talk about liability as well. this is one paragraph, if you don't mind my reading despite advocacy by police departments and taser international, taser use remains highly controversy and studies have...
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lastly, we establish an improved process for admitting future workers to serving the future workforce needs while simultaneously protecting all workers. other bipartisan groups of senators have stood in the same spot before, trumping similar proposals. but we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever, there is political risk -- more political risk in the opposing reform. we believe we will have opportunity to act but only if the effort is bipartisan. by their presence today, my republican colleagues are making a significant statement about the need to fix our broken immigration system. we democrats are equally serious. we do not want immigration as a wedge issue. much rather, we want a bipartisan bill let solve the problem and becomes law. we recognize that in order to pass bipartisan legislation, all this can get everything we want. that's why our for marks as we can address the status of people living here illegally while at the same time supporting our borders and creating a system t
lastly, we establish an improved process for admitting future workers to serving the future workforce needs while simultaneously protecting all workers. other bipartisan groups of senators have stood in the same spot before, trumping similar proposals. but we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever, there is political risk -- more political risk in the opposing reform. we believe we will have...
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. >> lastly, are there any real benefits? you said it may help with muscle healing and growth. what about the other benefits the maker claims? >> reporter: think there are two pieces is to to this. igf-1 is available as a pharmaceutical pressure rage. it's -- preparation. it's for the treatment of an extremely rare condition. there are a small number of individuals who actually are deficient in igf-1, in the ability to make igf-1 and it has benefits for them in terms of growth. the broader issue n terms of what the manufacturer is claiming for igf-1 is not well- substantiated and, furthermore, whether or not individuals actually get any doses of igf-1 from the products being sold is another, you know, great uncertainty. >> and it does seem weird, spraying it and healing the muscles inside. all right, dr. joshua cohen, endocrinologist with george washington university hospital, thank you for coming in. >> you're welcome. >> you ought toet get a ph.d -- you ought to get a ph.d after that interview. >>> we're not getting the rain we saw last night but the temps have dropped, haven
. >> lastly, are there any real benefits? you said it may help with muscle healing and growth. what about the other benefits the maker claims? >> reporter: think there are two pieces is to to this. igf-1 is available as a pharmaceutical pressure rage. it's -- preparation. it's for the treatment of an extremely rare condition. there are a small number of individuals who actually are deficient in igf-1, in the ability to make igf-1 and it has benefits for them in terms of growth. the...
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developed several popular websites such as reddit helped create creative commons dot com and he also lastly founded demand progress an internet group that campaigns against web censorship people ultimately known as a. robin hood as one that always wanted to stand up for internet freedom certainly body that was going on line a life that was much too short but a legacy that will live on for quite some time artie correspondent marina porte nice talking to us about aaron swartz thanks so much. parents funeral will be held tomorrow at eleven am eastern ten ten am central at central avenue synagogue in highland park illinois our t. has reporters on the ground in chicago to bring you reactions and reflections from his life and legacy you can find those that are t. dot com and r.t. dot com slash usa. well for quite some time now we had our t.v. have been covering the issue of drones both from the international and domestic perspective in particular we've been watching local police departments consider and adopt the use of surveillance drones now the big apple is thinking about buying here is a pict
developed several popular websites such as reddit helped create creative commons dot com and he also lastly founded demand progress an internet group that campaigns against web censorship people ultimately known as a. robin hood as one that always wanted to stand up for internet freedom certainly body that was going on line a life that was much too short but a legacy that will live on for quite some time artie correspondent marina porte nice talking to us about aaron swartz thanks so much....
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. >> lastly, i have to ask you, do you believe those who want to see a gun legislation passed are doing enough outreach to people who feel that they have a right and know they have a right to own a gun, but perhaps are in the middle and willing to look at legislation and feel like they are under siege by those in the northeast or liberals. is there enough outreach at this point? >> i think there is enough outrage among the gun owning community. the majority of nra members support a check and a ban on high capacity ammunition clips and they need to call the congress today and say we support this. the nra leadership represents the gun industry. the capitol management and remington smith and wesson and bushmast bushmaster. that's where the money comes from. the nra members pay $35 to be a member and it costs $100 for the membership. that's a loss leader. it's just so the nra leadership can say we have numbers, but it's the gun industry who is unregulate and gives tens of millions to the nra and buying off congress. it's time for congress to find their backbone. >> it is a point i'm happy y
. >> lastly, i have to ask you, do you believe those who want to see a gun legislation passed are doing enough outreach to people who feel that they have a right and know they have a right to own a gun, but perhaps are in the middle and willing to look at legislation and feel like they are under siege by those in the northeast or liberals. is there enough outreach at this point? >> i think there is enough outrage among the gun owning community. the majority of nra members support a...
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. >> lastly, parker. you just saw this last night. >> i saw that and the other movie last night. the interesting thing, the character is the same character mel gibson played in 1999 appear payback and the same character lee marvin played in point blank in 1967 so you've seep this character a million times on screen. i honestly think he has been playing the same character his entire career. i looked lock stock and two smoking barrels but this is about a thief who gets double crossed. jennifer lopez happens tobacco real estate agent where he goes to to seek his revenge. she is fun in the movie. he is good with the action series. i gave it a two and a half out of five. i didn't find the movie to be amazing but i also didn't hate it. two and a half out of five. check the matinee or the rental. >> i would go zero dark thirty, django unchained, les mis or argo if it is still playing. check out those movies and check out twitter, bdk reviews. >> time to talk about all this snow. >> it is on the way. not going to be a big deal. much like yesterday, we'll probably get an inch of snow late
. >> lastly, parker. you just saw this last night. >> i saw that and the other movie last night. the interesting thing, the character is the same character mel gibson played in 1999 appear payback and the same character lee marvin played in point blank in 1967 so you've seep this character a million times on screen. i honestly think he has been playing the same character his entire career. i looked lock stock and two smoking barrels but this is about a thief who gets double crossed....
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. >> and lastly, fitbit, you wear it like a watch or right on your belt, and it tells you how many steps, how many stairs climbed, how many calories burned in a single day. so if your goal is 2,562, you're almost there. how many steps should we be taking? >> you should be taking at least 10,000. >> reporter: 10,000 steps a day. so today at work, let's see how many steps i take before i get to the news desk here. took the stairs, went to starbucks for everyone, back up the block, got to love the escalator, delivering those coffees to the edit room. i haven't even hit 2,000 yet, which is why that message said faster, david. everyone is laughing at me here in the studio. i should have skipped the escalator. i'm only at 2600 steps. it should say 10,000. "gma" first thing tomorrow morning and as we mentioned robin roberts with a special announce many. we can't wait, diane right back here tomorrow night, good night. morning and as we mentioned robin roberts with a special announce many. we can't wait, diane right back here tomorrow night, good night. >>> next at 6:00, breaking news. we're at t
. >> and lastly, fitbit, you wear it like a watch or right on your belt, and it tells you how many steps, how many stairs climbed, how many calories burned in a single day. so if your goal is 2,562, you're almost there. how many steps should we be taking? >> you should be taking at least 10,000. >> reporter: 10,000 steps a day. so today at work, let's see how many steps i take before i get to the news desk here. took the stairs, went to starbucks for everyone, back up the...
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. >> and lastly, doctor, how many kids, or who should be required to take medication, i should ask? >> anyone who has adhd should seriously consider taking medication. studies have thrown that behavorial therapies can offer help, but medication is well beyond what the interventions can do. it's a hard thing for parents to swallow. they don't like the idea of their kid taking medication, but it is remarkable how well this workforce a vast majority of kids. >> doctor, thanks, man. >> thanks. >>> here on "news4 midday," still to come, will lindsay lohan show up in court today and why is there even confusion whether she will? before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bro
. >> and lastly, doctor, how many kids, or who should be required to take medication, i should ask? >> anyone who has adhd should seriously consider taking medication. studies have thrown that behavorial therapies can offer help, but medication is well beyond what the interventions can do. it's a hard thing for parents to swallow. they don't like the idea of their kid taking medication, but it is remarkable how well this workforce a vast majority of kids. >> doctor, thanks,...
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. >> lastly, the first lady's role in this. we saw her in that ad, web ad to supporters. what will her role in this organization be if not now than later? >> certainly, at the moment, she's helping to organize, helping to draw people in to the group. what sort of formal role she will have, what sort of role she will have in raising money or raising -- attracting, recru recruiting volunteers, we don't know and waiting to find out. it will be formally unveiled sunday at a conference for obama volunteers and staff and perhaps knowing more after that. >> another unprecedented move by the president and his supporters and showing how they've been able to pull in this vast i guess arsenal, reid, of of people from all over that got him re-elected and obviously he wants to have them stay under his umbrella throughout. it's interesting. >> that's right. it's a way of continuing the come pain. you know? the president was, you know, was far better as a campaigner than as far as energizing people than he was in office. and they're trying to continue some of that momentum in to the sec
. >> lastly, the first lady's role in this. we saw her in that ad, web ad to supporters. what will her role in this organization be if not now than later? >> certainly, at the moment, she's helping to organize, helping to draw people in to the group. what sort of formal role she will have, what sort of role she will have in raising money or raising -- attracting, recru recruiting volunteers, we don't know and waiting to find out. it will be formally unveiled sunday at a conference...
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lastly, he is cool. [laughter] tom brady, george clooney, james bond, and the president have nothing on nomo. and regulations on a great decision. we are excited -- congratulations on a great decision. we are excited. [applause] >> thank you lieutenant governor. he said it. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i want to congratulate john kerry on his confirmation and thanking him for his service to the people of the commonwealth. for more than 25 years as a veteran and as a cuter, he has been a voice -- -- as a veteran, he has been a voice. we are so glad our country will have a person of character and integrity as our next secretary of state. we wish him well in his new role. yesterday afternoon i received his letter resigning his senate seat. i now have the responsibility to find so to fill the vacancy and appoint someone to serve as senator and in around. -- senator interim. june 25 is the date for the special election. today i have the privilege and personal pleasure to appoint mo cowan
lastly, he is cool. [laughter] tom brady, george clooney, james bond, and the president have nothing on nomo. and regulations on a great decision. we are excited -- congratulations on a great decision. we are excited. [applause] >> thank you lieutenant governor. he said it. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i want to congratulate john kerry on his confirmation and thanking him for his service to the people of the commonwealth. for more than 25 years as a veteran and as a...
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this is a play for our emotions and we need to see that as such and lastly during his speech today the issue of gun control shouldn't be a divisive one. wait a minute, for obama to sermonize about the problems of divisiveness, like john edwards sermonizing to us about the problems of, well, infidelity. plain hypocritical. and former fox advisor contributor, karl rove. >> good to be back. >> sean: first of all, i'm watching obama, you're watching obama. different guy in the second term? >> more confrontational, more aggressive, more focused on the politics of it and less focused on the purpose of it. we saw that today with his announcement. i mean, you know, this is supposed to be done to prevent another newtown, but take a look at the three big legislative things he's suggesting, universal background check, wait a minute, the weapons used in newtown were bought with a background check by the killer's mother. not going to stop newtown. unworkable, even he admits you look in the fine language, well, we're not going to require background check for the sale of weapons between individuals i
this is a play for our emotions and we need to see that as such and lastly during his speech today the issue of gun control shouldn't be a divisive one. wait a minute, for obama to sermonize about the problems of divisiveness, like john edwards sermonizing to us about the problems of, well, infidelity. plain hypocritical. and former fox advisor contributor, karl rove. >> good to be back. >> sean: first of all, i'm watching obama, you're watching obama. different guy in the second...
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lastly saddam hussein was a stable regime and it hadn't in recent years been aggressive. but nonetheless, if you're sitting in london or paris, you're thinking, oh, my god, another intervention at a time when our military is losing strength, not gaining strength. >> exactly. and it's interesting to see the u.s. response being very cautious. we'll hear from the president on monday whether he makes a big policy statement on this, perhaps unlikely. but for the bridge stickersel here and to go back to david cameron, wa kind of pressure is on him to formulate a response here? not only in this event, but for the next round of activity to unfold. >> it's a very fast-moving situation. i think their first response was to try to be supportive to -- not too supportive, send a couple of planes, send our own troops. however, if a lot of troops have been killed in the algerian situation, if the mali thing gets out of hand, there may be pressure to rachet up the response. president obama's response is incredibly important. all of the signals we've been getting from the white house is th
lastly saddam hussein was a stable regime and it hadn't in recent years been aggressive. but nonetheless, if you're sitting in london or paris, you're thinking, oh, my god, another intervention at a time when our military is losing strength, not gaining strength. >> exactly. and it's interesting to see the u.s. response being very cautious. we'll hear from the president on monday whether he makes a big policy statement on this, perhaps unlikely. but for the bridge stickersel here and to...
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lastly, to protect funding for the war in afghanistan, we have an obligation to protect the war fighter and protect what we're doing in the war in afghanistan. we would have to again cut another 5%, another $11 billion from readiness money available in the active-duty base budget and more for the army and marine corps. so if you take the total sum of these cuts, we're looking at 19% to 20% reduction in the base budget operating dollars for active units, including what looks like a cut of almost 30% for the army. the net result would be some very sharp cut backs in training for a unit that are not deploying to afghanistan. we're going to protect not only the units in afghanistan, but those about to deploy to afghanistan. does not apply to afghanistan would obviously see some very serious cutbacks. you would meet reductions in ship training, except for a highest priority unit, reduction in flying hours in pilot training and just it have to be pulled out of maintenance and disruptions to almost every weapons modernization and research program. for the civilian workforce, the cuts would req
lastly, to protect funding for the war in afghanistan, we have an obligation to protect the war fighter and protect what we're doing in the war in afghanistan. we would have to again cut another 5%, another $11 billion from readiness money available in the active-duty base budget and more for the army and marine corps. so if you take the total sum of these cuts, we're looking at 19% to 20% reduction in the base budget operating dollars for active units, including what looks like a cut of almost...
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. >> lastly, to look at the two types of paper which are up for auction today, we have a two-year zero coupon bond looking to raise 3.4 billion of bonds. from there, inflation linked paper. interesting that you have a zero coupon on the one hand and an inflation linked bond on the other. how important are these to italy for the year? >> well, i mean, they are important. they diversify their spending plans and needs a little bit. and, obviously, at this point, the link up market can help liquidity. the send is that they are willing and able to issue more in the markets. overall, this is not, you know, the big numbers in the overall issuance that italy has to do for the year as a whole. so in that sense, i would emphasize the two as being really, really very important. >> i still wonder about long-term the validation of these inflation links. valentine, we'll get into that discussion another time. we'll get the results from that debt auction at about 10:10. so in just about 30 minutes time we'll bring this to you as soon as they cross. >>> now, volvo is making big moves in china. the swe
. >> lastly, to look at the two types of paper which are up for auction today, we have a two-year zero coupon bond looking to raise 3.4 billion of bonds. from there, inflation linked paper. interesting that you have a zero coupon on the one hand and an inflation linked bond on the other. how important are these to italy for the year? >> well, i mean, they are important. they diversify their spending plans and needs a little bit. and, obviously, at this point, the link up market can...
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writing that improving fundamentals could have a short squeeze in making and lastly a mover and shaker in medical tech space. that's life technology wednesday competitor to illumina which is a $1.5 billion mark pept stock is up because of speculation the company is looking to put itself up to are sale. back to you. >> thank you, seema. >>> let's head to chicago and check in with rick santelli for the bond report. >> good to see you, simon. if we look at the day in treasuries, it is about lower prices and higher yields after yesterday's appearing to be driven by equities wp and europe, opening up to a week, down three basis points on the week. and considering we are at 184 bb there's only two closes on this move above 190. those are the 3rd and 4th of january. an lot of selling sustained pressure in the mark pept if we look at hygetf for high yield, 4.5 fresh yield highs today. even though on spraead basis, they have widened out a bit. along with the euro/yen, dollar/yen, big performer, fresh 30-month highs as we hover and debate whether we close above 90 and very aggressive pro dollar
writing that improving fundamentals could have a short squeeze in making and lastly a mover and shaker in medical tech space. that's life technology wednesday competitor to illumina which is a $1.5 billion mark pept stock is up because of speculation the company is looking to put itself up to are sale. back to you. >> thank you, seema. >>> let's head to chicago and check in with rick santelli for the bond report. >> good to see you, simon. if we look at the day in...
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. >> lastly, try something new. you have bright lipstick color. >> if you don't know what to do, go for a bright lipstick. like you're wearing today -- i won't, i don't look good in bright lipstick. >> i do not. >> let's try one right now. >> go for it. >> i'm not going to do it. >> bobbi brown, thank you for the lesson. coming up next. the side of the stars we rarely see. tori spelling opens up. this is "today" on nbc. >>> and we're back now at 8:44 with the kickoff of a new series giving you a peek inside some famous for instance. you can tell a lot by someone by what's in their refrigerator. this morning tori spelling and her husband dean mcdermott opened their fridge to "today's" kn new trishist. this store family is used to having their story unfold. i am pretty sure nobody has ever taken a peek inside their fridge and that's exactly what we're about to do. come on. >> this is liam. >> are you ready to show me your fridge? >> come in. >> there's something intimate about your fridge. it's like looking in my unde
. >> lastly, try something new. you have bright lipstick color. >> if you don't know what to do, go for a bright lipstick. like you're wearing today -- i won't, i don't look good in bright lipstick. >> i do not. >> let's try one right now. >> go for it. >> i'm not going to do it. >> bobbi brown, thank you for the lesson. coming up next. the side of the stars we rarely see. tori spelling opens up. this is "today" on nbc. >>> and we're...
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. >> why do you think, lastly, people are unable to stick with those resolutions? >> i think they don't give it enough time, first of all and habits take a long time to change so you really want to stick with it over a sustained period of time. some people have a hard time even getting out of the galt and i think it's because, obviously, these things are hard to do. if it were not hard to do we'd all be doing them and they wouldn't have to be new year's resolutions. >> we'd all be perfect. we can start by practice what can we preach in 2013. thank you, doctor. >> thanks, keith. >>> big gains on wall street. we'll check in with cnbc courtney regan. she has more on that and the rest of the day's business headlines. hi, courtney. >> reporter: good morning. stocks are soaring on this live there deal, markets reassured by the uncertainty that's no dissipating. the dow is up about 230 points and a percentage basis, tech-heavy nasdaq is leading the gains with the best inter day gain in six months. the first trading day of the year does seem to be a bit of a charge for the
. >> why do you think, lastly, people are unable to stick with those resolutions? >> i think they don't give it enough time, first of all and habits take a long time to change so you really want to stick with it over a sustained period of time. some people have a hard time even getting out of the galt and i think it's because, obviously, these things are hard to do. if it were not hard to do we'd all be doing them and they wouldn't have to be new year's resolutions. >> we'd...
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and lastly, the u.s. census will be releasing later in the year data on how many people with disabilities actually voted. it'll be broken down by category and by types of disabilities. and in the cases of the larger jurisdictions, um, there'll even be data. um, there were 14,700,000 people with disabilities who voted in 2008. that's still a 7% gap with between the disabled and able-bodied in terms of voter participation. poll worker training is, um, is extremely important. some of the problems that we saw not only in the election, but in previous election that link back to poll worker training are the machines aren't turned on. the poll workers don't know how to turn on the accessible machine. the poll workers pressure people not to use the accessible machine. poll workers quite inappropriately looking at a person with a disability and saying you're not competent to vote. this happens over and over again. that is illegal, it is morally offensive, and it happens lots of times in every election if lots of p
and lastly, the u.s. census will be releasing later in the year data on how many people with disabilities actually voted. it'll be broken down by category and by types of disabilities. and in the cases of the larger jurisdictions, um, there'll even be data. um, there were 14,700,000 people with disabilities who voted in 2008. that's still a 7% gap with between the disabled and able-bodied in terms of voter participation. poll worker training is, um, is extremely important. some of the problems...
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lastly if there is an all out rejection all bets are off, we're jumping over the fiscal cliff. it is up to john boehner to gauge how his conference is going to react to this bill and from folks i've talked to there is a little bit of nervousness among house republican leaders. they have been left at altar many times by their conservative flank. real quickly back last year in 2011 the senate passed the payroll tax cut extension 89-11. very similar to what we saw the vote was earlier this morning. that was then defeated in the house of representatives a few days later. not saying we can see history repeat itself, but it has happened before, mara. >> all right. nbc's luke russert, thank you and happy new year, my friend. >> take care. be well. >> all right. >>> house and senate leaders are using every last second to try to sell their membership on this deal, something even president obama commented upon himself on monday. >> one thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if there is even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will u
lastly if there is an all out rejection all bets are off, we're jumping over the fiscal cliff. it is up to john boehner to gauge how his conference is going to react to this bill and from folks i've talked to there is a little bit of nervousness among house republican leaders. they have been left at altar many times by their conservative flank. real quickly back last year in 2011 the senate passed the payroll tax cut extension 89-11. very similar to what we saw the vote was earlier this...
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lastly, let me say this as a father. i find it reprehensible, disgusting, and outside the bounds of human killing knit -- dignity that the n.r.a. would place an ad on television attacking president obama's daughters -- [applause] >> even in this at times outrageous business of politics, which we are all engaged, we must have the sense to not attack the families and children of those of us engaged in public service. the n.r.a. has struck an incredibly new low in public discourse and that ad should be removed immediately. it has -- [applause] >> that ad has no place in the legitimate dialogue that must take place in order to make this country safer for all of us, especially our children. thank you, madam leader. [applause] >> thank you, mayor, for your powerful testimony. ms. nottingham, your son personified the selflessness of service that so many staff people who come here to serve our country do. we are very proud of him and we choose to continue his legacy of public service. we are happy today that you are here to shar
lastly, let me say this as a father. i find it reprehensible, disgusting, and outside the bounds of human killing knit -- dignity that the n.r.a. would place an ad on television attacking president obama's daughters -- [applause] >> even in this at times outrageous business of politics, which we are all engaged, we must have the sense to not attack the families and children of those of us engaged in public service. the n.r.a. has struck an incredibly new low in public discourse and that...
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lastly as someone who's a big advocate of making sure our economy is strong as a result of immigration reform but also that we preserved the core value of our society and our history of immigration law which his family reunification. how do we do that in a way that is smart and that promotes legal immigration versus that has families divided for so long and then pressures them to make choices about how do they become reunified? i believe we can take care of all those issues. finally let me say a few words in spanish and i will happy to join in answering questions. [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] .. >> thank you very much. in terms of the senate, that is the way that i view it. my neighbors are immigrants, i married into a family of immigrants, i see immigration every single day. i see the good of immigration and how important it is for our future. i recognized how critical this immigration system has been our heritage and history and future. at the same time, i see the negatives and the problems it causes. the reality is th
lastly as someone who's a big advocate of making sure our economy is strong as a result of immigration reform but also that we preserved the core value of our society and our history of immigration law which his family reunification. how do we do that in a way that is smart and that promotes legal immigration versus that has families divided for so long and then pressures them to make choices about how do they become reunified? i believe we can take care of all those issues. finally let me say...
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lastly he says he can't wait to become an uncle. martha: uncle harry. he'll be fun uncle harry, no doubt. >> reporter: indeed. martha: to that little royal. david lee, thank you very much. bill: he won't miss the party will he. lawmakers scrambling to raise the debt thrilling. 16.4trillion in the hole now. republicans in the house have a plan, so what will that mean for you and your bottom line? martha: new fallout today from phil mickelson's comments about his taxes, why he said they could force him to make some drastic changes in his life and why he is now apologizing for that? >> with his career earning inks i don't think it really hurt him that much just to stay in laugh. >> at some point there is a balance where you say work is not worth it. and we are the highest state in the nation. people are really thinking, does it really make sense to be in california? martha: welcome back, everybody. of the house is set to vote tomorrow on a republican bill that would extend the nation's borrowing limit until may 19th, would be the new deadline. this move pu
lastly he says he can't wait to become an uncle. martha: uncle harry. he'll be fun uncle harry, no doubt. >> reporter: indeed. martha: to that little royal. david lee, thank you very much. bill: he won't miss the party will he. lawmakers scrambling to raise the debt thrilling. 16.4trillion in the hole now. republicans in the house have a plan, so what will that mean for you and your bottom line? martha: new fallout today from phil mickelson's comments about his taxes, why he said they...
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lastly, let me say this as a father. i find it reprehensible and disgusting and outside the balance of human dignity that the nra could place an advertisement on television attacking president obama's daughters. [applause] even in this at times, outrageous business of politics in which we've are all engaged. we must have the sense to not attack the families and children of those of us engaged in public service. the nra has struck an incredibly new low in public discourse, and that advertisement should be in removed immediately. [applause] that advertisement has no place in the legitimate dialogue must that must take place in order to make this country safer for all of us, especially our children. thank you, madam leader. [applause] >> thank you, sir. [applause] >> thank you, mayor, for your powerful testimony. ms. nottingham, you have been so supportive. we continue the legacy of public service and we are happy that you are here today to share your thoughts with us and we welcome you. >> thank you for having me. it is fi
lastly, let me say this as a father. i find it reprehensible and disgusting and outside the balance of human dignity that the nra could place an advertisement on television attacking president obama's daughters. [applause] even in this at times, outrageous business of politics in which we've are all engaged. we must have the sense to not attack the families and children of those of us engaged in public service. the nra has struck an incredibly new low in public discourse, and that advertisement...
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i lastly wanted to ask you about banker pay. compensation is in focus here. does it need to be reformed? if so, how? >> i think i heard you talking about compensation and the fact that we are not regulating it properly. and it's still too high. i don't know that i agree w that. i think we have made significant reforms in the way executives are compensated. sitting on the board of a bank, i can tell you that the directors are very much involved as are the regulators in terms of how the campaign plan operates and try to get some of the incentives for risk taking out of that system, fallbacks and things like that. so i think that we have reformed the compensation system. >> okay. we'll leave it there in part because of our technical troubles. bill isaac is head of global financial institutions. we're going to try to work on that connection, bill, and come back to you in just a couple of minutes. >> yeah. we'll try and fix it. and as the dreamliner joins us with a virtual nightmare, phil lebeau joins us right after this break. [ male announcer ] how u make 70,000
i lastly wanted to ask you about banker pay. compensation is in focus here. does it need to be reformed? if so, how? >> i think i heard you talking about compensation and the fact that we are not regulating it properly. and it's still too high. i don't know that i agree w that. i think we have made significant reforms in the way executives are compensated. sitting on the board of a bank, i can tell you that the directors are very much involved as are the regulators in terms of how the...
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[applause] and lastly, our budget keeps faith with those to whom we owe the most. it was ape hamlin con that we must quote, care for him who shall have born the battle. but in indiana, our veterans are hurting, and they need our help believe it or not, post 911 hoosier receipt vans are an unemployment rate higher than the national average. we have to do better. we owe these heroes nothing less. heroes like big tim wysong. he got that nickname on the football team on hagerstown high school in 2006. he decided to join the army. arrived in afghanistan for its first deployment n2009. one night in june, driving through a village their convey came under attract. a rocket propelled grenade, exploded the door, pushing a cooper plait threw, destro*eug tim's left leg. nevertheless, tim wysong was able to hold a 350 pound door in place likely saving the livings of everyone in the vehicle. he has had two dozen surgeries ever since. most recent was a year ago. last fall he got married and did his first fk. big time wysong is an american hero and big tim is with us tonight. [app
[applause] and lastly, our budget keeps faith with those to whom we owe the most. it was ape hamlin con that we must quote, care for him who shall have born the battle. but in indiana, our veterans are hurting, and they need our help believe it or not, post 911 hoosier receipt vans are an unemployment rate higher than the national average. we have to do better. we owe these heroes nothing less. heroes like big tim wysong. he got that nickname on the football team on hagerstown high school in...
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lastly, heidi, last week, 173, now she's 171, she lost two pounds. she's down a total of 11 pounds. >> all right! >> so, totally, how many? >> total is, are you ready for this? you were down 32 pounds, your team is down 32 pounds. >> oh, my gosh! >> let's do the game. >> okay. last week we had a test your diet iq challenge, and you, actually, won. >> i wasn't here. >> what we're going to do is three different exercises. the first is going to be jumping rope. >> okay. >> the next one -- who's responsible for jumping rope? yelena? who's over here? they are each going to jump rope for 30 counts. they are then going to high-five the next person, who is going to put on the boxing gloves and punch 15 times on one arm, 15 on the next, high-five the next person, who's going to come over to the ladders. in, out, in, out. then they'll tag me, and whoever wins is the reigning champion for this challenge. >> you're down at the end. >> here we go! >> go ahead. ♪ >> ready, go! >> one, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. >> keep going, keep
lastly, heidi, last week, 173, now she's 171, she lost two pounds. she's down a total of 11 pounds. >> all right! >> so, totally, how many? >> total is, are you ready for this? you were down 32 pounds, your team is down 32 pounds. >> oh, my gosh! >> let's do the game. >> okay. last week we had a test your diet iq challenge, and you, actually, won. >> i wasn't here. >> what we're going to do is three different exercises. the first is going to be...
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i left this in all day. >> lastly, the lovely britney. two britney's today. here we go. this is from -- it's a long name, so here's the question. what's the easiest, quickest way to do a home blow-out? >> okay. home blow-outs are hard because you have to go hairdryer, brush, like, too much in one hand. this new hot air brush styler from john frieda is awe blow dryer and brush in one. >> what did we do? >> we dried her hair with a blow dryer about 90%, and then we use this, and then you just let it bring it right around. you can do the top. do the bottom. then let it sit in that carl at the very edge, and when you take it out, it gives you this beautiful curl. >> i like. >> good, good, good. >> all good advice. thanks, kids. >> it's time to get the clothes. >> how to hide those extra pounds that you know you put on over at your family's house over the holidays. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. i got this snapshot thing from progressive, plugged it into my car, and got a discount just for being the good driver i've always been. i'm just out here, snap-shooting it forward.
i left this in all day. >> lastly, the lovely britney. two britney's today. here we go. this is from -- it's a long name, so here's the question. what's the easiest, quickest way to do a home blow-out? >> okay. home blow-outs are hard because you have to go hairdryer, brush, like, too much in one hand. this new hot air brush styler from john frieda is awe blow dryer and brush in one. >> what did we do? >> we dried her hair with a blow dryer about 90%, and then we use...
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lastly, let me say this a father. i find it reprehensible and disgusting that the n.r.a. would place an ad on television attacking president obama's daughters. [applause] even in this, at times outrageous business of politics which we're all engaged, we must have the sense to not attack the families and children of those of us engaged in public service. the n.r.a. has struck an incredibly new low in public discourse and that ad should be removed immediately. it has -- [applause] that ad has no place in the legitimate dialogue that must take place in order to make this country safer for all of us, especially our children. thank you madame leader. >> thank you mayor for your powerful testimony. miss nottingham your son, personified what so many people choose to do, we're happy that you are here to share your thoughts with us. welcome. >> thank you for having me. it's fitting that we're holding this meeting near the gabe zimmerman room. gabe was my son and he worked with your colleague, congresswoman gabby giffords. a man armed with high-capacity magazines and a semi automat
lastly, let me say this a father. i find it reprehensible and disgusting that the n.r.a. would place an ad on television attacking president obama's daughters. [applause] even in this, at times outrageous business of politics which we're all engaged, we must have the sense to not attack the families and children of those of us engaged in public service. the n.r.a. has struck an incredibly new low in public discourse and that ad should be removed immediately. it has -- [applause] that ad has no...
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your budget and surplus to pay your surplus from the smallest to the top, the snowballing strategy and lastly develop a hardball strategy, call them before they call you. always know that the best time to negotiate with creditors could be at the end of the month because they're trying to collect commissions so all of these things are little tips and strategies to make sure you put the ball in your hands and start standing on the fact that you will be debt free by the end of 2013. >> what about investing savings to get out of debt? how risky is that? >> well essentially i mean debt is, it should be a short term strategy to try to eliminate it, credit card debt or collections debt. investing should be a long-term strategy so you never want to try to use a long-term strategy to pay down short-term debt. investing should be, i see a lot of individuals saying i can invest $10 in this stock today and hopefully it will be the next where i can take down that and pay all of my debt. that's too risky. it's not atlantic city slot machines, this is investing. you want a dollar cost investment strategy th
your budget and surplus to pay your surplus from the smallest to the top, the snowballing strategy and lastly develop a hardball strategy, call them before they call you. always know that the best time to negotiate with creditors could be at the end of the month because they're trying to collect commissions so all of these things are little tips and strategies to make sure you put the ball in your hands and start standing on the fact that you will be debt free by the end of 2013. >> what...
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lastly, disinfect. >> reporter: things are likely only to get worse. there's still five more weeks before the end of the flu season. diana perez, abc news, new york. >> unbelievable. but again, i'm surprised so many people didn't get the flu shot. children, i mean, my aunt is a teacher in manhattan. she was saying almost half of her class is out with the flu. >> incredible. listen to this. this i found incredible. this story that came out. a new jersey 4-year-old has been home from school since thursday. not because he's sick but because his parents refuse to give him the shot and the school is like, until you get one, do not come back in these halls. so the kid is not sick, but the school is keeping him at home because he has not gotten the shot yet. >> i wonder why parents don't want to give their children the flu shot. there are all these urban legends out there that say you'll get sick from the flu shot. but that's just really not true. i mean, i made sure my children had it. >> it's crazy. but apparently this young man that i was talking about has
lastly, disinfect. >> reporter: things are likely only to get worse. there's still five more weeks before the end of the flu season. diana perez, abc news, new york. >> unbelievable. but again, i'm surprised so many people didn't get the flu shot. children, i mean, my aunt is a teacher in manhattan. she was saying almost half of her class is out with the flu. >> incredible. listen to this. this i found incredible. this story that came out. a new jersey 4-year-old has been home...
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verification system that will prevent identity theft and end the hiring of future unauthorized workers and lastly, we establish an improved process for admitting future workers to serve our nation's work force needs while simultaneously protecting all workers. other bipartisan groups and senators have stood in the same spot before, trumpeting similar proposals, but we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever, there's more political risk in opposing immigration reform than in supporting it. we believe we have a window of opportunity to act, but we will only succeed if the effort is bipartisan. by their presence today, my republican colleagues are making a significant statement about the need to fix our broken immigration system. we democrats are equally serious. we do not want immigration as a wedge issue. much father, we want a bipartisan bill that solves the problem and becomes law. we recognize that in order to pass bipartisan legislation, none of us can get everything we want. that's why our fr
verification system that will prevent identity theft and end the hiring of future unauthorized workers and lastly, we establish an improved process for admitting future workers to serve our nation's work force needs while simultaneously protecting all workers. other bipartisan groups and senators have stood in the same spot before, trumpeting similar proposals, but we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the...
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lastly user engagement was flat. user engagement is key. i have a billion users but if people are not checking the facebook pages daily they will not be able to make money off it. that said, there are a couple of firsts for facebook we can get excited about over the short term but many people believe this is longer-term story. mobile exceeded deck top users for the first time 680 million users checked in online versus laptop. mobile rave news i mentioned grew 23%. they unveiled tons of new products. graph search, gift, promoted posts. they have a lot of items and revenue generating items in the pipeline. lori: what does it buy you? >> so this is a new thing. actually launched today. it wasn't in the previous quarter. this is brand new news that just came out a couple hours ago. move over visa you will fay with the facebook card. this is physical card they just unveiled. totally under wraps. figure out where they launch it how you can get it. do it on the site. it is a physical card. they teamed up with four companies. target, jamba juice, s
lastly user engagement was flat. user engagement is key. i have a billion users but if people are not checking the facebook pages daily they will not be able to make money off it. that said, there are a couple of firsts for facebook we can get excited about over the short term but many people believe this is longer-term story. mobile exceeded deck top users for the first time 680 million users checked in online versus laptop. mobile rave news i mentioned grew 23%. they unveiled tons of new...
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lastly, congress should not impose maintenance of effort provisions of states as a condition of receiving federal funding. in other words, it states receive federal cuts, washington should not demand the same level of service without providing the same level of funding. essentially, all of these points can and will be coming down to flexibility and partnership. we need the flexibility to take care of the unique needs of our citizens and the challenges of our states. what we do not need is a one- size-fits-all solution or more unfunded federal mandates passed on to our states. the need to be treated as partners, not underlings. we want to work to implement good public policy. as we told congressional leaders, reducing the deficit by shifting costs to the state is not indicative of the good partnership. whether it is deficit reduction or other pressing national issues, we feel the two principles will guide these relationships with the federal government and the state. the principles are the flexibility and the partnership. i will give you a couple of examples. take health care, for instance
lastly, congress should not impose maintenance of effort provisions of states as a condition of receiving federal funding. in other words, it states receive federal cuts, washington should not demand the same level of service without providing the same level of funding. essentially, all of these points can and will be coming down to flexibility and partnership. we need the flexibility to take care of the unique needs of our citizens and the challenges of our states. what we do not need is a...
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lastly, the u.s. census will be releasing later in the year data on how many people with disabilities actually voted. it will be broken down by category and types of disabilities and in the cases that the larger jurisdictions, there will even be data. there were 14,700,000 people with disabilities who voted in 2008. that is still a 7% cap between disabled and able-bodied voter participation. poll worker training is extremely important. some of the problems we saw in the selection, but previous elections that link back to poll worker training machines be turned off. the poll workers pressure people not to use the machine. poll workers quite an approach really looking at a person with a disability insane this happens over and over again. that is the legal. it is morally offensive and it happens lots of times in every election a month to places. i want to commend the district because they used testing after training for poll workers. i think that is essential and it's not just to teach with the poll work
lastly, the u.s. census will be releasing later in the year data on how many people with disabilities actually voted. it will be broken down by category and types of disabilities and in the cases that the larger jurisdictions, there will even be data. there were 14,700,000 people with disabilities who voted in 2008. that is still a 7% cap between disabled and able-bodied voter participation. poll worker training is extremely important. some of the problems we saw in the selection, but previous...
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lastly i would just like to add that i have not heard here today, we too often blame ourselves and the poll workers and the training, but i think there needs to be a level of responsibility put on the voter. there needs to be some personal responsibility that we promote out there, if psas or pay media is basically that they have a responsibility to update the voter registration. they have a responsibility to change the name if there's a name change. they need to know or search out and seek, where do they go and vote. they have to make those kind of decisions to understand the candidates on the issues come and bring a proper id that is required to the point location. so i think it's a partnership between us and the poll workers, as well as the voters out there. thank you. >> i am going to be quick because i know we are out of time. i just want to again thank you all for herculean efforts as dean said is not only from the state of new york and new jersey but by all the. so we appreciate it. you are miracle workers. thank you again. >> okay, thank you, alice. and for everybody who partici
lastly i would just like to add that i have not heard here today, we too often blame ourselves and the poll workers and the training, but i think there needs to be a level of responsibility put on the voter. there needs to be some personal responsibility that we promote out there, if psas or pay media is basically that they have a responsibility to update the voter registration. they have a responsibility to change the name if there's a name change. they need to know or search out and seek,...
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. >> lastly, you were out in december joining a number of other people saying you were aggressively investing in the japanese equity market, the nikkei, as a result of what's happening there. expected return in the nikkei over the next 12 months? >> that's a tough one. the nikkei was a fantastically good investment about six weeks ago. it's up about 23% in just that short period. it's hard to be that in love with it right now on a short-term basis. but even so i think the nikkei can go up over 20% this year. >> obviously significantly better than the other indices -- other asset classes we discussed. last year you talked about apple. you're not a stock guy, you're a bond guy but you used credit analysis and you talked about you more or less top ticked apple in terms of the short-term trading given the concerns. tell us what you think of that stock right now and are there other equity investments out there that you see similar types of concerns about massively overcrowded trades? >> apple i think is in a consolidation period. i was on a show on cnbc back in -- around november 19th when apple h
. >> lastly, you were out in december joining a number of other people saying you were aggressively investing in the japanese equity market, the nikkei, as a result of what's happening there. expected return in the nikkei over the next 12 months? >> that's a tough one. the nikkei was a fantastically good investment about six weeks ago. it's up about 23% in just that short period. it's hard to be that in love with it right now on a short-term basis. but even so i think the nikkei can...